White Noise Audiobook

" It is entirely possible that I have overrated this book. But I read this a while ago, and it was my first introduction to good, quality english writing, and my mind was blown away. "

" Utterly Vonnegutian in nature, DeLillo's brilliant prosaic inventions are gnawed in the hyperbolic maelstrom of 'White Noise'. The novel seeks to cast a satirical, foreboding eye on present Western society. In doing so, it falls prey to its own overenthusiastic sarcasm. This work screams 'late-night-90's-television-movies'. Disappointing to see such a lack of realistic depth from this brilliant writer. The meaning is lost in its flippant delivery. "

" This book was very well written, but I spent almost my entire time reading it waiting for the "point." It seemed like everything in it was significant, but I didn't know why, and the climax of the story did not answer my questions. But good writing an extremely clever dialogue. Overall enjoyable, but maybe somewhat lost on me. "

" Witty, timely and the ending leaves you wondering if you like the whole damn thing or not. I sat with it for a bit and finally decided it is brilliant. DeLillo has a way of flipping a switch on the reader. Its crafty and I really admire it. "

" Either I got this book's message and just got tired of it or I am too stupid to understand what DeLillo is trying to say. Either way, I found the characters annoying (which I think was purposeful but when I don't care about the characters, it's hard for me to care about the book), the dialogue strange and irritating, and it just dragged on and on. In the end, for me, it was, like the title, just a lot of White Noise. Perhaps also the purpose?? Or maybe DeLillo is just way over my head. "

" brilliant and precise depiction of postmodern life, with supermarket at its center and fear of death as the underlying and organizing principle. Dylaramaaa "

" Douglas Coupland owes this guy, big-time. "

" Absolutely terrible. If I didn't have to read it, I don't think I'd ever finish it. There is no plot (or at least I didn't notice one), characters are annoying and the whole book in general is a waste of time. I would recommend skipping it and reading something that is actually good instead. "

" This is the only DeLillo I've read so far but boy, was it good! I literally had a pit in my stomach and a sense of dread the entire time I was reading it. Which I guess is what DeLillo intended. "

" Maybe it suffered for me, as a later reader, because of how influential it is. I just didn't see the revolution in it that I'd been told about. "

" jibberish "

" Just re-read this for first time in 5 years. Even better than I remember. "

" While I understood the points this book made, the actual reading of this book was long and uneventful. The themes did cause me to think but I just didn't enjoy the process of reading through all of this malarky to get there. "

" A glimpse into American life laced somewhat deceptively with pop-culture inferences in the form of trios, for example; Visa, AmEx, MasterCard. These make codas between narrative units that, given time, begin to point to a less-obvious layer of meaning in the book. A fine re-read. "

" 5 stars! Best book I have ever read! About the meaning of Life and Death! Do we need TV, are we afraid of everything that comes our way! It was an eye-opener! Read it if you are afraid of death, which are 100% of the population of this world! "

" Even though I pretty much hated the adult characters in this book(I loved the kids) I gave it a high rating for the brilliant scene(s)of the escape of the ATE, it's pursuit by the "authorities", and the evacuation of the helpless civilians. Darkest black comedy. The guy's got talent. "

" a reader has penned on the final page, "spiritually empty tabloid society." all the things that aren't love or food that we need, all found in the tabloids. white noise. so very white. "

" This has been on my list to read for a while (well, anything by Don DeLillo), so glad I found a copy. "

" not my favorite delillo...too topical, "

" Disorientating and distant. Somehow, the events of 9/11 seem even further away now. Confusing. Almost too bleak a tone to tolerate - but now that bin Laden is dead, something seems off about this worldview now. Maybe it is a fragment of hope. "

" I could have lived without it. "

" Amazing book, portraying one of the most horryifing events in the new American history as a background to what people had gone through on that day. Unsettling and devestating, even if there is no closure, as there isn't any in real life, just time. "